User manual SIMRAD PI CONFIGURATOR REV D

[. . . ] Operator manual Simrad PI Configurator "User" mode www. simrad. com TECHNOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES Simrad PI Configurator Operator manual Release 4. 3. X This manual provides you with the basic information required to install and use the Simrad PI Configurator utility. Programming mode: User 164924/D 31. 05. 2010 © Kongsberg Maritime AS History Document number: 164924 / ISBN-13: 978-82-8066-040-4 Rev. A Rev. B Rev. C Rev. D 01. 03. Revised for SW version 3. 40 Revised for SW version 4. 0x Revised for SW version 4. 3. X. Copyright ©2010 Kongsberg Maritime AS The information contained in this document remains the sole property of Kongsberg Maritime AS. No part of this document may be copied or reproduced in any form or by any means, and the information contained within it is not to be communicated to a third party, without the prior written consent of Kongsberg Maritime AS. [. . . ] For example, if you select combination 1 and 3, the two Remote sensor to be used must be set up as #1 and #3. 7 8 If applicable, click to set Listening Mode to Dual. Click the Program Sensor button to upload the new parameters. Program Sensor 9 Click the Terminate Communication button to disable the communication between the computer and the sensor. Terminate Communication 10 Disconnect the alligator clips from the sensor. If you do not wish to program additional sensors, disconnect the entire programming cable, and close the PI Configurator utility. Remote sensors configuration This procedure explains how to set up the Remote sensors for use with a Twin Spread sensor. . 1 Start the PI Configurator utility, and connect the sensor to the computer with the programming cable. Connect the sensor on page 18 22 164924/D Operational procedures 2 Click Establish Communication, and wait for the PI Configurator utility to interface with the sensor. Establish Communication When communication is established, the PI Configurator utility will automatically adapt to the sensor type currently connected. This means that buttons and displays that are not applicable for the sensor will be unavailable. 3 Click the Read Sensor button. Read Sensor Observe that the current sensor configuration parameters are displayed in the appropriate fields. 4 If required, select the Remote sensor's number in the Remote spin box. · The Twin Spread sensor can use Remote combinations 1 and 3 or 2 and 4. · The selection you make here must match the combination you have selected for the Twin Spread sensor. For example, if you have selected combination 2 and 4, you must set up one Remote sensor as #2, and one as #4. 5 Click the Program Sensor button to upload the new parameters. Program Sensor 6 Click the Terminate Communication button to disable the communication between the computer and the sensor. Terminate Communication 7 8 9 Disconnect the alligator clips from the sensor. If you do not wish to program additional sensors, disconnect the entire programming cable, and close the PI Configurator utility. How to do Geometry configuration These procedures explain how to set up a Geometry sensor with its corresponding Mini-R units. Observe the information about the Geometry sensor provided in the Introduction chapter. Topics · · Geometry configuration on page 24 Mini­R configuration on page 25 164924/D 23 Simrad PI Configurator Related topics · Geometry and Mini-R sensors configuration on page 9 Geometry configuration This procedure explains how to set up a Geometry sensor. 1 Start the PI Configurator utility, and connect the sensor to the computer with the programming cable. 2 Connect the sensor on page 18 Click Establish Communication, and wait for the PI Configurator utility to interface with the sensor. Establish Communication When communication is established, the PI Configurator utility will automatically adapt to the sensor type currently connected. This means that buttons and displays that are not applicable for the sensor will be unavailable. 3 Click the Read Sensor button. Read Sensor Observe that the current sensor configuration parameters are displayed in the appropriate fields. 4 If required, select new communication channels in the two Channel spin boxes. Channel 15 Two communication channels are used to read the information from the Geometry sensor. 5 If required, select a new update rate in the Update spin box. Update Fast 6 If required, select the Mini­R combination in the Mini-R spin box. Mini-R 1 and 3 a b c You can use Mini­R combinations 1 and 3 or 2 and 4. The number identifies the Mini­R sensors to be used, and the Geometry sensor must then be set up with the corresponding number. [. . . ] If you change the physical USB socket you use, or if you use other USB devices in the same USB port, the operating system may assign a different COM port the next time you wish to use the PI Configurator Interface Cable (CIC). Since the PI Configurator application requires you to identify which COM port you use, you may need to investigate this. 1 Observe the following procedure for Windows® XP®: a b c d e 2 Click the Start button in the lower left corner of your display, select Settings, and then Control Panel. Open Ports (COM & LPT), and locate the PI Configurator Interface Cable (CIC) device on its assigned COM port. [. . . ]